The rise of radio in the 1930s ushered in the golden age of radio, a period of three decades when radio became the prime entertainment of a nation. Many of the network programs were recorded on transcription disks and have survived so we can listen to and enjoy these programs today. Included here are a sampling of shows, with original broadcast dates listed when available.

To listen to a show click on the speaker icon .

DOWNLOADING FILES

The offering of shows to download wasn't intended as a way for people to acquire great quantities of shows that they never intend to listen to, but rather as a service so that people could listen at their leisure. Unfortunately several people decided to try to do that anyway and I can't afford to pay for building their collections. If you are looking for downloads, try: https://archive.org/details/oldtimeradio